Lapel



Patented Oct. 26, 1943 1 LAPEL' .Lucasf'and Gleveland, Ohiorsaid Lucas assignor't'o said' I. 1'

E Zimmerman 1.f; Appneationmvemter1s, 1942,Serial]No. 465,95l 1 zonin (c1.2+93) Our-invention is an imprdvement in-wearin'g apparel and relates more tachments for coats. fl

It is one of the'obje'cts of our invention to provide a lapel which can readily and removably be applied over the lapel portion of acoat whereby the coat may be given the appearance of a tuxedo or dinner coat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lapel attachment which is simple of construction and inexpensive to manufacture and which particularly to lapei atis provided with means whereby it may be removably secured over the lapel of the coat in such fashion that it will lie flat and present a neat appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lapel attachment having a button hole formed therein which is positioned to underlie the ad-,

jacent button hole in the coat and in a direction intersecting the direction of the coat button hole to thereby insure proper alignment of the attachment on the coat when the coat is buttoned.

A further object of the invention consists in providing a lapel attachment having a button hole extending in a lengthwise direction with respect to the lapel and adapted to lie in a direction intersecting the direction of the customary button hole in the coat in such fashion that it will enable the lapel to be attached to different coats in which the coat button and corresponding button hole is disposed in different vertical positions with respect to the bottom edge of the coat.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will become more apparent as the following description of an embodiment thereof progresses, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an embodiment of our invention,

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same,

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 4 is a front elevation of the illustrated embodiment of the invention as applied in use.

This invention is an improvement upon the inapplication as will be pointed outas the description progresses;

The embodiment r the lapelattachment as shown herein-comprises*anouter face 'I of: silk or other suitable cloth for thepurpose intended, and a lining 2. Both the lapel and the lining may be cut from the same pattern and are socured together along their outer edges by stitch-.

ing as at 3 the edges of the cloth along the seam being'disposed inwardly between the outer face and the lining to present a well-finished appearance. 1

While only one lapel is shown in the accom panying illustrations it is, of course, intended that the lapels be furnished in pairs constituting a right and left lapel attachment. In order that the lapel attachments may receive the'respective I coat lapels, the lining 2 is cut away at 4 as indi--- cated in Figure -2 to provide an opening into.

which the lapel of the coat may be inserted between the outerface land the lining 2. A flap is formed of the liniIjlgmaterial and is indicated at 5. The flap 5 overlies the lapel receivingopening and the edge of the lining which is indicated by the dotted line 4 in FigureZ. When the lapel attachment is assembled over the coat lapel the flap 5 will overlie the under surface of the coat lapel and while we have shown no fastening means for directly attaching the flap to the underside of the coat lapel, the same may without the use of fastening devices.

One of the important advantages of our invention resides in the fact that the lapel attachment is provided with an elongated slit near its lower end extending in a direction substantially longitudinally of the lapel and forming in effect a button hole 6. The location of thisbutton'hole is such that when the attachment is applied to a coat lapel as in Figure l the. buttonhole 6 will be disposed adjacent the inner" surface of the coat near the front edge thereof and will be completely hidden from view. It will also be noted that the button ho1e6 is so located that its longitudinal axis lies in a plane intersecting the plane of the longitudinal axis of the coat button hole 1. In thismanner both, vertical and horizontal adjustment of the overlying front coat edges, and the lapel attachment is assured, thus enabling the coat button. 8 to pass through the angularly disposed button holes 6 and 1 without disturbing the natural conformity of the attachment to the coat lapel to which it is attached. The location of the button 8 and the correspond .,.c ing button hole 1 of the coat is not necessarily the same in every coat although its location may be approximate. It will, therefore, readily be understood that in applying a lapel attachment such as is provided by our invention for interchangeable use with several coats, we have provided means by which the lapel attachment is caused to enclose the coat lapel and 'to lie unwrinkled regardless of the position of the button hole and button I and 8 respectivelyof the coat. For instance, if the said button and button hole were located either slightly above or slightly below the position indicated in Figure 4 the sub-- stantial vertical disposition of the slit or button hole 6 still, permits passage of-the button" 8.

through the button holes B'andTwithoutdisturbing the position of the lower end of the lapel attachment, thereby insuring: aneat appearance.

The inner edges of the lapel attachment may be furnished with fastening means9 for removably securing the sam to the inner surfaces of the coat.

Weclaimi: :E'L' 3112 .1; "1."; A lapelattachment for coats, comprising a facing, a lining member underlying the facing and secured thereto along its periphery, said lining having an opening for receiving a coat lapel between it and the facing, said facingand'lining having an elongated slit or opening' disposed substantially longitudinally of the attachment and adapted to lie behind and in a direction intersectingthe button hole of a coat to which theat- V tachrnnt is applied. I a

2. The combination witha coat having lapels and a button hole formed in one oi'its frontiover-' lapping portions, of a lapel attachment compris- I ingfa facing and a'lining seamed together along their edges, said liningihaving an opening tore- 'ceiveone of theflapels of the coat between the facing and lining, said'lapel-attachment having an elongatd lower portion adapted to'lie be i [hinder-said; one .front 1 portion of the coat and having ,a, button hole formed therein, said button I hole'iying immediately behind thecoat button direction 1 and; i

a.direction-intersectingn the 

